Quiver0f10 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We do home made pizza every Friday night. What would be a good side to serve? Salad? Raw veggies? Or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Yes either. We often do a veggie plate in the center of the table. It includes carrots, peppers, sugar snap peas (only from the garden and boy do we have the sugar snap peas lately), celery, and sometimes olives. That way you can pick what you want. We will often include a small bowl with ranch dressing or hummus for dipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Oh! I know! Baby carrots and hummus, giant salad. I put the hummus and carrots out well before the pizza s done, and then the salad. I put out the pizza last. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Beer. :lol: For mommies and daddies only of course. ;) Raw veggie tray with hummus would be good. My boys love to eat olives out of a bowl with their pizza. As a kid we would get milk shakes with pizza and I loved it. Maybe you could do fruit smoothie with pizza? Sounds weird but I remember liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We always have a big salad. I have the kids eat it while the pizza is cooking. It makes a HUGE difference in portion sizes. With salad, I'll have half a pizza left (for a family of four). Without salad, the entire thing is gone, gone, gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I just smother the pizza itself with broccoli and spinach and call it good. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We'll be making homemade pizza tomorrow night. We usually have a salad with it. What we do is use flatbread for the crust (stopped making my own dough a while ago). Then I make several different kinds, using roasted eggplant, red onions, portabello mushrooms, fresh basil, fresh garlic, spinach, broccoli, chicken or ground turkey, yellow and orange peppers, zucchini etc. I mix it up, using different cheeses and sauces (sometimes I make a lowfat pesto or sundried tomato sauce). The kids sometimes request, but usually they like my creations. ;) When I do it this way, I don't need much of a side dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We do home made pizza every Friday night. What would be a good side to serve? Salad? Raw veggies? Or? We usually have a big salad while the pizza is baking. Our fave is romaine lettuce, red bell pepper, radishes, cucumber, pepperoncini peppers, kalamata olives, oregano and an oil and vinegar dressing. Sometimes, in winter, we will have a bowl of vegetable soup instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 All four of my kids are currently on a pesto pizza kick. Instead of red sauce, it's pesto with cheese. It's really good! And very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I like to serve salad with it. But I often put out carrot sticks and applesauce, especially when serving the left over pizza as a lunch for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Beer. :lol: For mommies and daddies only of course. ;) :cheers2: Pizza night here means pizza and maybe popcorn either before or after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarmom4 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We always have applesauce & a veggie tray...carrots, broccoli, & cucumbers w/ ranch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We do pizza as the main and a big fruit salad for after. My kids love their fruit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks for the ideas everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Live on the edge.....it is one night a week...eat unhealthy! Technically pizza isn't that unhealthy.... bread milk (cheese) veggie (tomato sauce - hey there are tomatoes in there!And mushrooms, peppers, onions if you put them on) meat (If you put pepperoni or sausage or any other on there) fruit (pineapple if you go that route....I love it) What else could you ask for!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmigrantsWife Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We also have salad, and another "fun" veggie like corn on the cob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I like to serve pizza with cheese bread and ice cream. :D I do usually try to have a salad. I have not gotten motivated to put out fruit - that's a really good idea! The kids love cut up melon, and applesauce would also work. I will have to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We usually have a salad with it but recently we had friends over. She had a steamer and I was curious about it so she brought a huge bag of veggies and steamed them. She then had a veggie dip, butter, olive oil, and and a veggie seasoning sprinkle for choices to top the veggies. Everyone but my husband had seconds on the veggies (and one of the kids skipped the pizza altogether). We will definitely being that again the next time we get together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Red wine. It's grapes, right? ;) We do a salad, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Salad. Or put lots of veggies on the pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ideally I serve both a green and a fruit salad. But sometimes I cheat and just serve more pizza)...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Yes, we generally do salad with pizze. Vegi sticks with dip would be good, too, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We serve a big green and veggie salad with vinegar-based dressing, sometimes some fruit. Or just more pizza... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 (edited) I usually set out raw veggies for munching while I am making the pizza. I also serve salad with the pizza. Lately we've been eating "Massaged Kale Salad". It can be made ahead of time and stores well. Edited June 9, 2010 by Julianna Adding a hyper link- now that I know how! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We usually have a big salad. Sometimes I might also slice up a watermelon or other melon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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